2008 Alaska ICE Progress Report

Compiled Outlines

SALLY RUE

QS2 [check yr-end QS2 reports; webstories] Add Text

• (LW is working on new student proficiency data, grad or dropout rates, SCCS results for QS2 group? district highlight stories, testimonials) 1 snippet per 08 QS2 district? CEEs are best source, but here are a few possibilities:- *Chugach-?
• *Cordova-first year = identify strengths, concerns, priorities and direction (district Inventory and Strategic Plan); data collection (A&B, SCCS); enlist community members and orgs.
• DGSD-Russian.slavic radio; community youth-adult choir
• Dill-Dill ICE will sustain initiative [good quotes/reflections from Arne Watland (2nd to last paragraph?: “Although the ICE grants and our engagement association with AASB have ended, the community intends to continue the engagement spirit and intent under the name Dillingham ICE, a wholly independent program. Community partners, including DCSD, will support this new ICE. Whereas the District led the development of ICE, it will now become a partner with other entitites and become one among equals to promote engagement, assets, and positive activities among youth with significant adults.” (Arne Watland, DCSD Supt, 6/12/08]
• Kenai -4 separate sites
• LKSD-7 sites; parenting classes (partnership w/ ONC tribe; so successful that LKSD purchased the Native American Parenting Curriculum and plans to expand it to all communities in LKSD this yr)
• Petersburg-community garden?
• SISD-ASCs?
• *SWRSD-?
• *Tanana-?
• Unalaska-district picking up support for local CE coordr this year…sustainability = new QS2 with not much to report for 07-08; maybe we can project what they are doing this year?

Other stories of past QS2

• YFSD(?)-building on the foundation of 67-07 CE activities, do series of arts, community engagement, and youth advocacy activities in each village, engaging parents and community members with youth, and reinforcing traditional Athabascan values through art projects and increasing awareness of developmental assets framework as a strength-based way to look at youth success. [maybe make this a bigger blurb and not lump with current Qs2 districts since we ended their official QS2-hood a yr ago, but good stories and photos.]
• Pribs is also worth a blurb but not with current QS2 districts.
• Interesting results from 08 Grading Grownups survey for Dill or Pribs?

Partners

• (Anchorage School District [do ‘ICE schools’ look different from others? (East High again, or others? [ck ASD report from AIR];
• highlight SEL & climate work? Use/results of SCCS? Anch Grading Grownups results?] Use MK’s refelction on ASD’s journey over the last decade, or save thunder for later?;
• DHSS [DBH prevention grants recognize school connectedness as prevention factor; support for work in several schools to develop a model for improving climate and connectedness and SEL?];
• AIAY [FYDC website development—AL];
• SOY (check AIR’s SOY report for nuggets);
• Youth Friendly Business [get some nuggets?];
• ATMI [collab with Daily News on blog?];
• United Way [changing partnership-Youth Development Specialist at Boys and Girls Club and High/Scope training for Anch youth workers];
• Arts Organizations [arts TOPs and stipend project nuggets-SG or BAS?], Faith Communities [Kate’s files on stipends for youth-adult projects];
• Native Community Engagement) [update recent work with Native groups, confs? LKSD Native parenting curriculum;
• AL-Effie Kokrine; traditional values; ?? ask CEEs for specific gigs?]
• Add some new collaborations? BBBS rural school mentoring project;

Evaluation/Sustainability

• (Assessment Tools overview; more weight on SEL/employability,
• SCCS overview/results (full sample)
• Grading Grownups and community survey results?)

QS2 Data

• Larry: At our JAM meeting could you please provide a short overview of what stories the data indicates this year?

BECKY JUDD

• The only new piece I think I can offer is: DBH offered 3 years of funding to community based organizations to increase resiliency, connectedness and life skills. Several organizations applied... that will focus youth leadership efforts, and increasing school climates. Maybe there is some new YRBS data??

• Blog is new - do a write up
• # of YFB total to date
• Could do a photo of winners if you want from Banquet ??
• Will find some results from our new data...not sure what they are yet.
• Selected as an innovative program by SAMHSA
• ATMI got a story on NPR
• Could update the type of stories they had.
• Not sure we have any quotes this year... So much transition this year...its hard highlight new things... we were hanging on to our shirts!!!!!

United Way

• Highlight results - unknown what they will be for GG and key informant community interviews
• Something about the Community plan...
• Creating a youth council.
• Creating a YDS
• Hosting the High Scope academy... will see about photos...

SUZIE GAFFNEY

Partners

• Arts Organizations
• Artist TOPS held in April…18 teachers attended…projects that happened afterward because of TOPS
• Kennedy Center Creative Ticket Award…Glacier Valley
• Two week Arts Basic and Advanced AAEC…partner…teachers all over Alaska to learn how to integrate art in the classroom creating positive school climate, etc.

SHELLY EIDSNESS

Unalaska

• Unalaska is the only district in the state (to date) that has decided to sustain their Community Engagement work by attributing $10,000 from the district budget to continue with CE activities. YAY! They truly believe in this work and are proving they value it by backing it up with funding.
• Also, the staff in-service that Suzie and I did out there resulted in the Supt, and both principals getting on board with the development of SEL skills for their students as a way to better prepare them academically, socially, and as employees. Afterwards at the board meeting, Supt John Conwell announced that research into a SEL curriculum was in the works. The board wholeheartedly agreed! How cool is that?!!

Comments from the PSG CEA, Savann Guthrie

• ‘Personal invitation and person-to-person relationships are what drive this work. It’s not organizations or their boards, but it’s people and their relationships with others that makes this work.’
• ‘The PSA’s on the radio have worked really well to educate the community on the assets. I have had a few adults in the community without kids tell me they never realized before that it’s also part of their responsibility to help kids. ‘

Delta Greely

• This year, Delta Greely’s Summer Outreach Program/Theatre Camp resulted in the creation of the book and play, ‘Misty Caboose, The Kind-Hearted Moose’, which was performed at the Deltana Fair in July of 08. The students received awards for Best Comedy/Drama. (30 youth – pre-k thru high school participated)

HANK OVERTURF